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title: 'Video: Teaching your child left from right'
description: See how to teach your child left from right. Watch this video of expert strategies to help children with left-right confusion.
slug: video-teaching-your-child-left-from-right
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:35:45.472Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/F468B18857D445C1A5AD2736943735E1/f72dae42e3ca8d71e323fd0c54695df4/Video_SS_Left_Right.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-teaching-your-child-left-from-right
lang: en
---

# Video: Teaching your child left from right

Knowing left from right is tough for some kids who learn and think differently. Watch this video to understand [left-right confusion](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/why-kids-have-trouble-learning-left-from-right). And get tips on how to help kids learn left from right.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/F468B18857D445C1A5AD2736943735E1/f72dae42e3ca8d71e323fd0c54695df4/Video_SS_Left_Right.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/hi3im9MH0yc)

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